sidewinder

See also: Sidewinder

English

A horned rattlesnake

Etymology

From side +‎ winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

sidewinder (plural sidewinders)

1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
2. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
3. (slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
4. (baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
5. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.

Derived terms

• Colorado Desert sidewinder

Translations

Snake Crotalus cerastes

• Bulgarian: рогата гърмяща змия f (rogata gǎrmjašta zmija)
• Finnish: sarvikalkkarokäärme
• French: crotale cornu m
• German: Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange f
• Japanese: サイドワインダー (Saidowaindā)
• Korean: 사이드와인더 (saideuwaindeo)
• Navajo: tłʼiish bichóhí
• Russian: рога́тая грему́чая змея́ f (rogátaja gremúčaja zmejá), рога́тый грему́чник m (rogátyj gremúčnik)

Further reading

• Crotalus cerastes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia